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Is it normal now a days for pedis to give Hepititas B shots to infants?

So
the other day, my parents came over to hang with us. My SO mentioned
how Sam (our 3 month old) received shots on the 28th of September (just
so happened to be when he turned 3 months).

My SO was listing off the type of shots Sam received and one of them was the Hepititas B shot.

My
parents started telling us how they shouldn't have given that to Sam.
How it's not healthy to give to infants and they inject a little of the
Hep B in babies which means that it's in their system which means that
they now have Hep B which means that they can get sick from it.

We told them that I don't think that the doctors would give him something if they knew it was harmful to the baby.

My mom told me to do some research on it to see if it's safe or not.

Sam gets a series of shots (which most infants get) and the next sets of shots he receives is when he's 6 months old, I think.

My
question is is this normal? I'm asking you because my parents are over
protective when it comes to their grandchildren so they tend to over
react to things that may seem minor.

When
he goes for his next shots should I tell his doctor that I don't want
him to get the Hep B shots or is it to late to deny the shots because
the Hep B is all ready in his system?

How do you not know what shots your child is getting? I am very concerned for your children!

Personally, I don't vaccinate my children AT ALL. And I denied the vitamin k shots and eye drops at birth. No, Most doctors are not aware of the full impact shots have on infants because it is not well studied and not taught in medical school. In fact, MOST applications for grants to reseach vaccine dangers and ineffectivness are denied fuding completely. You will have to get your research from privately funded studies, and watch for those studies funded by the pharma companies. I would not ask your doctor. If i ask my doctor, a naturopath, he will tell me vaccines are the biggest failure the world has ever seen and kill more children than diseases would. And I think he's right. But where is he getting his info? If you ask your doctor, the one who is obviously OK with vaccinating your child, he will probably say vaccines are 'safe and effective'. But where is he getting his info? DO THE REAL RESEARCH. Get the REAL NUMBERS. Read the REAL STORIES.

I LOVE the book Vaccination is NOT Immunization by Dr. Tim O''Shea. You have to buy it online, he is banned from book stores because of the content, but it is well cited and reveals the truth behind vaccines. If you really want to find out the truth from FACTS not scare tactics, I would get this book. I WOULD NOT GET THE DR SEARS VACCINE BOOK. I have found it to be a great misrepresentation of information. I am a fact checker and the whole story is not there. I also would not listen to ANYTHING Paul Offit says lol

If you dont care THAT much and just want a little info to make a somewhat 'informed' decision on vaccination, (And youre okay with that.) I would contact the NVIC, National Vaccine Information Center. Barbara Loe Fisher founded it in 1982, 2 years after her son was perminantly brain damaged by a DPT shot. NVIC is NOT an Anti-Vaccine organization. They are an Informed Choice organization that works off of donations. I would trust them for accurate information because of the background of the people who work within the group and where thier funding comes from.

Vaccines have REAL RISKS. It is your job as a parent to protect your children and research any potential danger to them, not just blindly take a doctors word for it. If the doc said your four year old needed ritalin, you wouldn't just say, "Oh the doc said so" and give your kid a pill. Why would you do the same with vaccines? Why do parents throw caution to the wind when side-effects listed are brain inflammation and death? Children DIE from vaccines. Its a fact. So are you going to sit there and just believe everyone that says vaccines are safe and effective and hope your infant isn't the one who dies? Or are you going to do your research and make your own damn decision?

Knowing what I know now, I would kill anyone that vaccinated my child. I would flee the country if they became mandatory and I would go into hiding to escape vaccination. 6 years ago, I might have blindly injected too. Not vaccinating is not easy. It is actually the harder road. I am constantly bullied, accused of causing disease, not loving my children, kicked out of doctors offices and looked down upon as if I am uneducated. Choosing not to vaccinate is not about being fearful. Choosing not to vaccinate takes a lot of research, a lot of time and a lot of strength. But I do it for my children.

Yes it's common. i agree that your mom might be overeacting a little. We DO vaccinate but we delay until at least 2 yrs old. My son never got any shots until he was 2 1/2 . I didn't know any better with my girls & they were fully vaccinated from birth. My son was born at home so he didn't have any vax's , vit k or eye goo. (fwiw he's the only one of my 3 who didn't get eye goo & the only one who didn't have a blocked tear duct.)

I'm sure you have gotten a lot of informative answers. I haven't taken the time to read the responses.

Hep B is routine at birth, and several boosters until 2 yrs old. It is the right of the parent to consent to or to refuse the vaccine. It's up to you to continue or not. Do not go blindly with your doctor or your mom's opinion. Do you're own research and make an informed decision.

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